This is the journal collection of my journey through mental illness and the unexpected to come. Will be in the form of short stories, poems, and letters.

Avalynne Southwood doesn't speak. She won't. Everyone is at war with each other, peace seems impossible, and Avalynne's life has been torn to shreds by it. All she has left of her life is the necklace her father gave her--the black dove--and a knowledge that she can never give up. But her world is rocked when a young man arrives at the refugee camp--and she suddenly becomes a symbol of peace and unity to the masses...which gains her deadly enemies. Enemies that are so powerful, they could tear the world apart.

The It Factor is a popular TV show that features young talent in their quest to become a star. When Serenity Davis moves to Maryland, she never imagined that someday she would be featured on that show. In fact, until she meets Kyle Jones, she would never sing a note in front of people. But, he brings her out of her shell and even convinces her to join his band, Silent City, as their new lead singer. Somehow, someway, she finds herself standing on the huge stage in front of The It Factor judges. Why had she agreed to this? A few months ago she never even sang in front of people! One things for sure, they're in it to win it. But can they come out on top? *** © This story, "The It Factor," is protected under copyright laws. Any infringement of this copyright is punishable by law. © Published 6/9/12 Completed 6/6/13

Tandy Winters hasnt seen her family in years after the faithful day she finally left. When she gets a letter in the mail for her sisters wedding she is forced to go. She would have never though that this wedding would uncover secrets of her past that she never knew.

"You know what this company runs on?" he whispered. "What?" she said softly not really wanting to hear the answer. "Secrets." "But what happens if someone doesn't want to keep any of the secrets anymore? What if they're just tired of lying?" "Then they die." For those apart of Pulia, an undercover organisation, it is either live the heartless rich life or die a lover. Pain and lies is what this secret society runs on. When Daniel, the second-hand man in the company, and his team gets assigned to a mental patient without any explanation, it leaves them all wondering where their loyalty lies. Welcome to a world where the good and bad guys are unknown, the truth is just a bunch of lies, false loyalty is disguised as admiration and those you love the most are the ones to betray. Minds turn against each other, blood drops and secrets are revealed. 7 stories, 3 intertwined love triangles and 1 mission. When your life is on the line, each and every secret can make a difference between life and death. But lying isn't the only way to keep the secrets hidden, sometimes the only thing you can do is just Hiding The Pain.

A tripping tale of a young Girl who embarks upon layers of trouble in a struggle to find herself in time to solve the mysterious case of her Cousin. On top of this, she has to put up with the abnormal dreams shes been getting at night. Will she be able to cope with the spine chilling dreams as well as trying to solve the daunting case? And what happens when she finds out about a life changing secret that her Cousin Tyra has been hiding from her for all of her life? (Watty Awards 2012-Please vote!).